Is the Democrats' fight over USAID hopeless?

Elon Musk with the blessing of President Trump is focusing on shutting down or derailing USAID, which has been the primary American funding source for many international NGOs. These NGOs, which lean-left, are alarmed that Musk will dismantle their initiatives and thus prevent the NGOs from being funded in the future.

Democrats have raised concerns that not only is Musk not qualified to examine USAID despite his mandate as DOGE chairman, but that he will freeze funding permanently, whether or not a court enjoins the funding pause. Moreover, many progressives have voiced a call to action to save USAID. However, such actions may be moot given that the Republicans will likely use the reconciliation bill that doesn't require any Democratic votes to defund USAID as well as enacting the GOP's other priorities such as tax cuts. That will make any court order inoperable as without funding USAID would be dead either way.

What do you think about Musk and the USAID brouhaha? Who do you think will win ultimately? How will Democrats respond? How will Republicans respond?